Despite mixed reviews coming out of the Venice Film Fest, the movie proved to be smart, entertaining and, not least of all, outrageously funny.

An interview with the very interesting Brothers Coen was also enlightening, but the highlight of the day came at its end with the glitzy 'Burn After Reading' gala premiere, where throngs upon throngs of people hooted, hollered and stood on ladders outside of Roy Thomson Hall just trying to get a glimpse of Brad Pitt's red-carpet stroll.